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5/29/2013

How to use Twitter to find a job

Posted 9:20 AM 5/29/2013 by Suzanne Lucas - CBS MoneyWatch

Job-hunters will try anything, including Twitter. But despite the odd success story of someone using the micro-blogging site to find work, for many people it still seems like a strange and unintuitive approach. After all, how to write something no longer than 140 characters that makes someone (More)

5/27/2013

Court opens window of hope for student debtors

Posted 9:20 AM 5/27/2013 by Charles Wilbanks - CBS Moneywatch

It's well known by now that student debt is hard to shake. In the good old days, personal bankruptcy could allow someone to escape a loan burden. Today, thanks to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005, corporations are allowed to restructure their debt, but individuals not so much. As a result, a (More)

5/25/2013

100 Troy Mine workers laid off

100 Troy Mine workers laid off

Posted 9:07 AM 5/25/2013 by Melissa Rafferty - MTN News

TROY - Revett Minerals has laid off 100 of its employees at the Troy mine.

The copper and silver mine has been shut down since December due to rock falls and cave-ins, but President and CEO (More)

5/22/2013

Gas prices continue dramatic jump

Gas prices continue dramatic jump

Posted 8:56 AM 5/22/2013 by Jacqueline Quynh - MTN News

MISSOULA - High gas prices are just another sign that the summer traveling season is here, and the price has spiked over 30 cents since last month around Montana.

The automotive group AAA reports that gas prices typically go up before Memorial Day, and this year's noticeable increase was (More)